Where Does Fudoshin Kenpo Jujitsu Come From?
The system was compiled and formalized in 2002 by Brian K. Allen, a Military Policeman (US Army) and Executive Protection Agent (bodyguard). Allen, a black belt trained and certified by senior-level soldiers in the US Military, had been removing or making changes to techniques that he had been taught after each violent encounter he survived. He was doing this with the help of the same military mentors who had trained him.
During Operation Enduring Freedom, Allen’s earlier-mentioned mentors were killed. Due to the nature of their work, their names have been redacted from all of Allen’s martial arts notes & certificates. In addition to the huge emotional loss, this left Allen with a pile of notes and no one to guide him in martial arts.
Knowing he would have to keep learning from people more experienced than he was, he sought guidance and membership in two organizations… one being the ‘United States Martial Arts Association’ and the other the ‘International Kenpo Karate Federation’. In late 2006, Allen stated on his Bodyguard Blog that between the two organizations, there were plenty of people who could ‘beat him up,’ along with many great human beings to learn the ‘wonderful aspects of the martial arts philosophies’ from.
As shown on the United States Martial Art Association website in 2002, the original name for the system was Allen’s Kenpo Jujitsu. The name was changed to Fudoshin Kenpo Jujitsu in 2010.
Founder:
Brian K Allen | CoachBrian@protonmail.com
